Biggest cities not officially under the control of the government

Can you list the cities, that as of 2025 are not controlled by the claimed governments. In other words biggest cities that are held by a rebel or terrorist group or a foreign government. Does not include cities in official countries claimed by others with no military occupation, eg. Taiwan.
Contested cities in yellow
Does not include cities in Crimea, Palestine, Kashmir and cities controlled by the FSA
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Yemen
3.8 million
Sanaa
Haiti
2.6 million
Port-au Prince
Somalia
1.3 million
Hargeisa
Yemen
1.1 million
Ta'izz
Sudan
1 million
Nyala
Ukraine
900k
Donetsk
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
800k
Bukavu
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
800k
Goma
Yemen
700k
Al Hudaydah
Syria
600k
Raqqa
Somalia
550k
Berbera
Somalia
425k
Burao
Syria
420k
Al-Hasakah
Ukraine
420k
Mariupol
Ukraine
400k
Luhansk
Somalia
300k
Borama
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4 Comments
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Level 79
Mar 20, 2025
Hudaidah should be accepted for Al Hudaydah.
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Level 73
Mar 20, 2025
Yes - I tried many variants on the spelling without success.
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Level 74
Mar 20, 2025
"Mariupol" is misspelled
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Level 73
Mar 25, 2025
I think, Borama and Burco should be accepted, according to Google Maps. I can be wrong tho